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(21-10-1) Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers (11-13-6)
Date: Saturday, December 15th
Time: 7:30 PM
Venue: BB&T Center, Sunrise, FL
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Leafs -140
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: OFF
NHL Betting Total: 6.5
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The Leafs are somewhat pleased that they gave a good effort against the league’s best in Tampa Bay on Thursday night en route to a 4-1 loss, and they continue their Florida road swing on the weekend in suburban Miami. Expect this result to be warmer, and sunnier for the visitors.
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Leafs are among the NHL’s best teams because of their abundance of skill and normally steady goaltending from starter Freddy Andersen. The big Dane didn’t have a great game against the Lightning, but he is is usually as steady as a rock in the blue paint.
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Toronto’s normally lethal power play has cooled a bit, because opponents are playing the pass with playmaking wunderkind Mitch Marner, and overloading Auston Matthews to cover his astronomically good wrist shot. If Marner lets fly more frequently, he will keep penalty kills honest and the goals will creep back up for the Buds. They have to, with so much talent on hand.
The Leafs could use one more solid defenceman to really round out the lineup, and there was talk of a potential trade for St. Louis captain Alex Pietrangelo. The King City native would tick a lot of boxes, but it would probably come at the cost of a speedy talent like Kasperi Kapanen or just-signed William Nylander. Even if there are no upgrades for Toronto, they could be there at the end. The ‘Shanaplan’ has finally paid dividends for a tortured fanbase.
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Florida Panthers
The Panthers, meanwhile, have been hamstrung by a lack of Roberto Luongo. The Cats had to roll with former Leaf James Reimer in net, and results were less than promising. It puts Florida at the bottom of the Atlantic division, but with a scoring cluster like Mike Hoffman, Jonathan Huberdeau and Sasha Barkov, they could creep back up the standings if they get the netminding.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Over is 6-2 in TOR last 8 overall.
- Over is 18-7-3 in TOR last 28 road games.
- Over is 18-7-3 in TOR last 28 vs. Atlantic.
- Over is 7-3 in FLA last 10 vs. Eastern Conference.
- FLA are 20-42 in their last 62 games as an underdog.
- TOR are 5-12 in the last 17 meetings in Florida.
Free Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers NHL Prediction:
I know I went over my allotment speaking about the Leafs, but let’s be honest: What team does everyone want to hear about, anyway? (smiley face). The Buds have the horses to roll over Florida, but Andersen must have a better game because Florida has the scorers to make the visiting team pay.
The Panthers could light the lamp a couple of times at BB&T Center, but if we’re matching goals with goals, you like Toronto all day. Not only that, but on a given night the goaltending is much better for the Blue and White.
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